What videogames are you playing in 2025?

[Ruin Explorer]

One of the best spoiler-free trips I've read is to play it with a friend. I ended up giving up on The Outer Wilds (a game that Blue Prince is getting comped to often; I've seen "Outer Wilds meets Slay the Spire" and "Outer Wilders meets Betrayal on House on the Hill") because I just couldn't figure it out, but I've been playing with my wife who is constantly pointing things out to me that I would've spent forever just running by every time. There are obvious puzzles that are obvious and start simple but get harder, but there's a lot of lore (if not progress) behind some very esoteric stuff.

That's a great idea, I dunno if I can put it into action any time soon but maybe.

 

[RoughCoronet0]

I know what I'm going to be playing tomorrow, OBLIVION REMASTERED BABY!!!!!!

 

[trappedslider]

I know what I'm going to be playing tomorrow, OBLIVION REMASTERED BABY!!!!!!

why tomorrow and not TODAY?

 

[RoughCoronet0]

why tomorrow and not TODAY?

I have to work in about an hour and it still needs to download.

 

[trappedslider]

I have to work in about an hour and it still needs to download.

fair enough, I had to downgrade my game pass to core,so i can't play it yet.

 

[Reynard]

fair enough, I had to downgrade my game pass to core,so i can't play it yet.

I am deeply on the fence about buying it versus playing it on Gamepass (I would have to resub). I suppose I should be responsible and start it on Gamepass and if I fall in love, buy it on Steam.

 

[Ruin Explorer]

I am deeply on the fence about buying it versus playing it on Gamepass (I would have to resub). I suppose I should be responsible and start it on Gamepass and if I fall in love, buy it on Steam.

As it's basically full-price, (i.e. £49.99/$59.99) I feel like that's a bit steep for a fairly basic remaster which only has minor gameplay improvements, myself, so I resubbed to GamePass. Worst case I'm likely bored of it within a month, can cancel GamePass again and wait for it to go on steep sale on Steam (which is the version I'd rather have).

 

[trappedslider]

As it's basically full-price, (i.e. £49.99/$59.99) I feel like that's a bit steep for a fairly basic remaster which only has minor gameplay improvements

Using UE5 to overhaul the graphics and the navmashes of the races among other changes, making the combat a mix of both Oblivion and skyrim, redoing all of the voice work ( each NPC has it's own unique dialog now.) is fairly basic now?

 

[trappedslider]

Over the last 12 or more hours, I nuked my pervious skyrim instalation/mod list and redid it all

 

[Gradine]

So I keep reading about gameplay changes; better combat, simpler leveling, that's all well and good. But there's a more important question: did they make Speechcraft not suck?